British sloop 'Trepassey' (1779)

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Trepassey
Nominal Guns	14	BWAS-1714
Nationality	Great Britain
Operator	Royal Navy
Previously	American Privateer brig 'Wild Cat' (1779) (12) 1779-1779 American 12 Gun Privateer Brig
Captured	9.1779	BWAS-1714
Shipyard	Unknown	W027
Category	Unrated	BWAS-1714
Ship Type	Sloop	BWAS-1714
Sailing Rig	Brig	BWAS-1714
Captured	28.5.1781	BWAS-1714
Becomes	American brig 'Trepassey' (1781) (14) 1781-1782 American 14 Gun Unrated Brig

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1714
Length of Gundeck95' 0"Imperial Feet28.956
Breadth26' 0"Imperial Feet7.9248
Depth in Hold11' 6"Imperial Feet3.5052
Burthen341 ⁵⁶⁄₉₄Tons BM

Armament

9.1779Broadside Weight = 42 Imperial Pound ( 19.047 kg)BWAS-1714
Gun Deck14 British 6-Pounder

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
9.177980 BWAS-1714

2 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
6.8.1779 - 16.9.1780Commander Transfered ADM 6/22/77
Issued by , Newfoundland - Canada
Confirmed 12.1.1780BWAS-171416.9.1780 - 28.5.1781Commander† Discharged Dead ADM 6/22/209
Issued by , Newfoundland - Canada
Confirmed 14.12.1780BWAS-1714

Service History

DateEventSource
9.1779Purchased at UnknownBWAS-1714
22.5.1781Action of 1781-05-28
28.5.1781Taken by off Gibraltar

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

BWAS-1714Rif Winfield, Book

W027Ken Kellow, Web Site

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